to pass away — English conjugation

Frequency#18195Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Ipass away
youpass away
he/she/itpasses away
wepass away
you (pl.)pass away
theypass away

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Ipassed away
youpassed away
he/she/itpassed away
wepassed away
you (pl.)passed away
theypassed away

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam passing away
youare passing away
he/she/itis passing away
weare passing away
you (pl.)are passing away
theyare passing away

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas passing away
youwere passing away
he/she/itwas passing away
wewere passing away
you (pl.)were passing away
theywere passing away

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave passed away
youhave passed away
he/she/ithas passed away
wehave passed away
you (pl.)have passed away
theyhave passed away

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad passed away
youhad passed away
he/she/ithad passed away
wehad passed away
you (pl.)had passed away
theyhad passed away

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill pass away
youwill pass away
he/she/itwill pass away
wewill pass away
you (pl.)will pass away
theywill pass away

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be passing away
youwill be passing away
he/she/itwill be passing away
wewill be passing away
you (pl.)will be passing away
theywill be passing away

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have passed away
youwill have passed away
he/she/itwill have passed away
wewill have passed away
you (pl.)will have passed away
theywill have passed away

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould pass away
youwould pass away
he/she/itwould pass away
wewould pass away
you (pl.)would pass away
theywould pass away